The best horror movies of 2023
The top 3 according to 30 votes from people: Birth/Rebirth · When Evil Lurks · Talk to Me. (Updated Jun 2, 2024.)
"A damn good year for horror": Talk to Me, When Evil Lurks, Evil Dead Rise and the rest of 2023's best scares (SlashFilm, The Hollywood Reporter, The A.V. Club, Rotten Tomatoes).
Top 12
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1
Birth/Rebirth
A mortician and a grieving nurse bring a little girl back from the dead.
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2
When Evil Lurks
Demián Rugna's Argentine nightmare about a demonic plague.
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3
Talk to Me
The Philippou brothers' debut: a severed hand that lets teenagers talk to the dead.
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4
Evil Dead Rise
The Deadites move to a Los Angeles apartment block.
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5
Infinity Pool
Brandon Cronenberg's nightmare holiday with Mia Goth.
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6
Saw X
A return to form, with Jigsaw and Amanda back.
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7
Totally Killer
A slasher with time travel and 80s camp.
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8
Scream VI
Ghostface moves to New York.
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9
Thanksgiving
Eli Roth finally turns his fake Grindhouse trailer into a film.
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10
Huesera: The Bone Woman
Michelle Garza Cervera's Mexican body horror about unwanted motherhood.
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11
Skinamarink
Kyle Edward Ball's divisive, dreamlike micro-budget horror.
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12
M3GAN
A killer AI doll, and the year's most memorable dance.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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Comments (1)
Talk to Me at #1 is deserved, that hand scene had the whole cinema screaming.